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Keeping in mind that I am not the Grand Master of the English language, I still think I have the right to point out a few things in peoples' writing that irritates me.
Specifically, the fact that people keep making dumbass mistakes that they should have put right back in elementary school. I'm not talking about the descriptions to images (where the art is obviously the main attraction), or blogs/journals (you can write however the hell you want in your own journal, obviously). What I mean is when the writing IS the art, when you are posting bits of your own storytelling.
These are things that make me want to punch kittens:
"I am revealing information." Said Bob. -- NO THIS IS WRONG. Dialogue and dialogue tags (said/yelled/muttered and so on) do not work like this. Lemme do it the right way just below here...
"I am revealing information," said Bob. -- There. This is correct. Go on, check out any published work and see for yourself.
"What's going on?" asked Larry.
"No Idea," said Bob. -- ...What kind of Idea is it? A special idea? Is there *supposed* to be some special emphasis on the word idea? If not, then PLEASE stop with the random Capitalisation. You have no idea how Annoying it is. (see what I did right there?)
There're oodles of other horrible punctuation errors out there, but I think the so-called easily confused words get me the most. You see, they're only easily confused if you're less than ten years old. When I see someone who supposedly graduated high school mixing these up, I want to drive my head through a fucking wall.
Brake/break (I would love to see someone try and brake a vase. Really)
Wale/wail (You can't wale in terror. You really, really can't)
Ware/wear (I'm preeeetty sure you can't ware a hat, either)
Waste/waist (This is just sad. When I read "he hugged her around the waste", I picture someone hugging a gigantic turd. Probably, hopefully, not the image you were going for)
The really sad thing is, I've seen all these mistakes in the writing of ONE person. And they've got a load of watchers telling them how funny their one-shots are and generally giving out asspats and doing nothing at all to actually HELP them improve their writing. And you want to leave a hint that they might wanna do some proofreading next time, but you know their little asskissing squad will just dogpile you and accuse you of flaming.
It's sad, because in the case I'm thinking of, their art is really good, and the backstories behind their characters seem interesting, but then you hit a brick wall when you try and read their prose because holy shit. The English language, it lies murdered.
Doing crap like this is more acceptable on a personal journal or something, but if you take your writing seriously at all then fucking PROOFREAD IT before you submit it to the public.
Critique can be harsh, but getting laughed at by everyone who isn't on the asskissing squad probably hurts more.
Yes, I know I've probably made a dozen punctuation and/or spelling mistakes in the body of this little rant, and I KNOW I make them in my image descriptions. Go ahead and point 'em out!
Specifically, the fact that people keep making dumbass mistakes that they should have put right back in elementary school. I'm not talking about the descriptions to images (where the art is obviously the main attraction), or blogs/journals (you can write however the hell you want in your own journal, obviously). What I mean is when the writing IS the art, when you are posting bits of your own storytelling.
These are things that make me want to punch kittens:
"I am revealing information." Said Bob. -- NO THIS IS WRONG. Dialogue and dialogue tags (said/yelled/muttered and so on) do not work like this. Lemme do it the right way just below here...
"I am revealing information," said Bob. -- There. This is correct. Go on, check out any published work and see for yourself.
"What's going on?" asked Larry.
"No Idea," said Bob. -- ...What kind of Idea is it? A special idea? Is there *supposed* to be some special emphasis on the word idea? If not, then PLEASE stop with the random Capitalisation. You have no idea how Annoying it is. (see what I did right there?)
There're oodles of other horrible punctuation errors out there, but I think the so-called easily confused words get me the most. You see, they're only easily confused if you're less than ten years old. When I see someone who supposedly graduated high school mixing these up, I want to drive my head through a fucking wall.
Brake/break (I would love to see someone try and brake a vase. Really)
Wale/wail (You can't wale in terror. You really, really can't)
Ware/wear (I'm preeeetty sure you can't ware a hat, either)
Waste/waist (This is just sad. When I read "he hugged her around the waste", I picture someone hugging a gigantic turd. Probably, hopefully, not the image you were going for)
The really sad thing is, I've seen all these mistakes in the writing of ONE person. And they've got a load of watchers telling them how funny their one-shots are and generally giving out asspats and doing nothing at all to actually HELP them improve their writing. And you want to leave a hint that they might wanna do some proofreading next time, but you know their little asskissing squad will just dogpile you and accuse you of flaming.
It's sad, because in the case I'm thinking of, their art is really good, and the backstories behind their characters seem interesting, but then you hit a brick wall when you try and read their prose because holy shit. The English language, it lies murdered.
Doing crap like this is more acceptable on a personal journal or something, but if you take your writing seriously at all then fucking PROOFREAD IT before you submit it to the public.
Critique can be harsh, but getting laughed at by everyone who isn't on the asskissing squad probably hurts more.
Yes, I know I've probably made a dozen punctuation and/or spelling mistakes in the body of this little rant, and I KNOW I make them in my image descriptions. Go ahead and point 'em out!
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Tra la la
1 min read
I don't really have anything to say.
I just wanted to get that stupid, months-old post off the page XD
I just wanted to get that stupid, months-old post off the page XD
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ROFLCOPTER
1 min read
Okay, I lol'd.
But I still don't know who's scarier, Edward sparkleballs or Lady Gaga O_O
But I still don't know who's scarier, Edward sparkleballs or Lady Gaga O_O
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Dananana
5 min read
Oh I dunno. Ganked a meme and filled it out.
It's something to doooo.
1. What color is your toothbrush?
Minty green and white. ALSO it is electric.
2. Name one person who made you smile today?
PETS COUNT AS PEOPLE. Shadow
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Kinda laying there, half awake. Trying to remember the details of a dream. It was weird.
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
Um. Reading.
5. What is your favorite candy bar?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!
6. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Nope.
7. What is the last thing you said aloud?
Man, I'm not even sure. Probably just an offhanded comment at my Dad.
8. What is your favorite ice cream?
Udderly Divine. With a name like that, you just know it's bad for you!
9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Milk.
10. Do you like your wallet?
It does its job. Now, if it were PLAID...
11. What was the last thing you ate?
Granola bar. Yup.
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
Nope.
13. The last sporting event you watched?
Uhh, the Mens Hockey final game? I don't usually bother much with sports.
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
Flavored popcorn? What bullshit is this.
15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to?
I don't text... I don't have a cell phone, though I probably should.
16. Ever go camping?
Yes. I'd love to go more often.
17. Do you take vitamins daily?
I take a B complex (bottle says B-50)
18. Do you go to church every Sunday?
When I was maybe... nine or something. Sunday School. I dunno, I've always thought it was kinda stupid to drill theology into the heads of kids who aren't even worldly enough to know what religion MEANS.
19. Do you have a tan?
In the summer, sort of.
20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?
Um, no?
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw?
I don't do soda But I'll use a straw in restaurants because I just can't sip, I always sound like I'm gulping when I swallow.
22. What did your last text message say?
derp
23. What are you doing tomorrow?
The same thing I do every day, Pinky...
25. Look to your left, what do you see?
Couch+Dad, coffee table.
26. What color is your watch?
Bloo.
27. What do you think of when you hear Australia?
Kangaroos? When I was younger I had this weird fascination with the place.
29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
I prefer drive-thrus because I AM LAZY but I'll go in sometimes.
30. What is your favorite number?
That seems kinda silly, at first. But I like the numbers 3, 7, and 8. I don't even freakin' know WHY.
31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone?
My aunt.
32. Any plans today?
It's night where I am. I plan to snack, feed the rabbitmonster and go to sleeeeep.
33. How many states have you lived in?
PROVINCES way to assume everyone is American. Aha, anyway, I've always been a Nova Scotian.
34. Biggest annoyance right now?
FFFFFFF EVERYTHING. Not really. Myself, I guess, but that'll pass
35. Last song listened to?
I dunno. Probably something obnoxious from the 80s.
36.Can you say the alphabet backwards?
Actually, no. I'm so stumble-tongued that I probably can't say it forwards without a few practice runs.
37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?
Whut where did this come from I don't even.
38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
Sneakers? I've also got some steel-toed boots that I wear at camp, and they're surprisingly easy on the feet.
39. Are you jealous of anyone?
Ehh I dunno.
40. Is anyone jealous of you?
Not that I am aware of.
41. Do you love anyone?
lol
42. Do any of your friends have children?
One of my high-school friends did have a kid, but I haven't talked to her in ages D:
43. What do you usually do during the day?
Read, draw, sometimes go for walks, waste time on the internet.
44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
Why would you hate someone that you don't really know? But, no.
45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?
I prefer to greet people with "Boo."
46. What color is your car?
We have two cars, and they're not mine XD Red, and beige.
47. Do you like cats?
Sure. I was obsessed with cats when I was five. Not sure why.
48. Are you thinking about someone right now?
Nnneh, not really.
49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Nope.
50. How did you get your worst scar?
Umm I've got a scar from the chicken pox where I made the mistake of itching. Also I've probably got one somewhere on my scalp from where my sister dropped the cat on my head. Yes.
It's something to doooo.
1. What color is your toothbrush?
Minty green and white. ALSO it is electric.
2. Name one person who made you smile today?
PETS COUNT AS PEOPLE. Shadow
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Kinda laying there, half awake. Trying to remember the details of a dream. It was weird.
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
Um. Reading.
5. What is your favorite candy bar?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!
6. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Nope.
7. What is the last thing you said aloud?
Man, I'm not even sure. Probably just an offhanded comment at my Dad.
8. What is your favorite ice cream?
Udderly Divine. With a name like that, you just know it's bad for you!
9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Milk.
10. Do you like your wallet?
It does its job. Now, if it were PLAID...
11. What was the last thing you ate?
Granola bar. Yup.
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
Nope.
13. The last sporting event you watched?
Uhh, the Mens Hockey final game? I don't usually bother much with sports.
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
Flavored popcorn? What bullshit is this.
15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to?
I don't text... I don't have a cell phone, though I probably should.
16. Ever go camping?
Yes. I'd love to go more often.
17. Do you take vitamins daily?
I take a B complex (bottle says B-50)
18. Do you go to church every Sunday?
When I was maybe... nine or something. Sunday School. I dunno, I've always thought it was kinda stupid to drill theology into the heads of kids who aren't even worldly enough to know what religion MEANS.
19. Do you have a tan?
In the summer, sort of.
20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?
Um, no?
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw?
I don't do soda
But I'll use a straw in restaurants because I just can't sip, I always sound like I'm gulping when I swallow.22. What did your last text message say?
derp
23. What are you doing tomorrow?
The same thing I do every day, Pinky...
25. Look to your left, what do you see?
Couch+Dad, coffee table.
26. What color is your watch?
Bloo.
27. What do you think of when you hear Australia?
Kangaroos? When I was younger I had this weird fascination with the place.
29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
I prefer drive-thrus because I AM LAZY but I'll go in sometimes.
30. What is your favorite number?
That seems kinda silly, at first. But I like the numbers 3, 7, and 8. I don't even freakin' know WHY.
31. Who's the last person you talked to on the phone?
My aunt.
32. Any plans today?
It's night where I am. I plan to snack, feed the rabbitmonster and go to sleeeeep.
33. How many states have you lived in?
PROVINCES way to assume everyone is American. Aha, anyway, I've always been a Nova Scotian.
34. Biggest annoyance right now?
FFFFFFF EVERYTHING. Not really. Myself, I guess, but that'll pass
35. Last song listened to?
I dunno. Probably something obnoxious from the 80s.
36.Can you say the alphabet backwards?
Actually, no. I'm so stumble-tongued that I probably can't say it forwards without a few practice runs.
37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?
Whut where did this come from I don't even.
38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
Sneakers? I've also got some steel-toed boots that I wear at camp, and they're surprisingly easy on the feet.
39. Are you jealous of anyone?
Ehh I dunno.
40. Is anyone jealous of you?
Not that I am aware of.
41. Do you love anyone?
lol
42. Do any of your friends have children?
One of my high-school friends did have a kid, but I haven't talked to her in ages D:
43. What do you usually do during the day?
Read, draw, sometimes go for walks, waste time on the internet.
44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
Why would you hate someone that you don't really know? But, no.
45. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?
I prefer to greet people with "Boo."
46. What color is your car?
We have two cars, and they're not mine XD Red, and beige.
47. Do you like cats?
Sure. I was obsessed with cats when I was five. Not sure why.
48. Are you thinking about someone right now?
Nnneh, not really.
49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Nope.
50. How did you get your worst scar?
Umm I've got a scar from the chicken pox where I made the mistake of itching. Also I've probably got one somewhere on my scalp from where my sister dropped the cat on my head. Yes.
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